Hinge for horizontally-disappearing doors.



M. TAUSSIG.

HINGE FOR HQRIZONTALLY DISAPPEARING DOORS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 14,1914.

1,105,221. Patented July 28,1914.

THE NORRIS FETE RS CO.. PHOTO-LITHO, WASHINGTON. D C

MAURICE TAUSSIG, V or onroAeo. ILLINOIS.

HINGE FOR HORIZONTALLY-DISAPPEARING DOORS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 14, 1914. Serial No. 838,459. a

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MAURioE TAUSSIG, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, county of Cook,and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Hinges for Horizontally-Disappearing Doors, of which the following isdeclared to be a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to hinges for horizontally disappearing doors ofcabinets, cases, or the like, where economy of space is desirable andwhere a neat, attractive and ornamental exterior is to be maintained.Doors for cabinets or cases, particularly those for use as storefurniture, are of light wood frame-like construction, containing a paneof glass, through which the contents of the cabinet or case are visible,and the follower or door support is also of light wood construction sothat much difliculty has been encountered in fastening the hinges to thedoor and follower, because of the tendency for the wood frame to splitat the places where the screws are placed, and particularly when roughlyhandled, although the wood often splits when handled with ordinary careand caution.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a hinge between thedoor and follower, of simble, yet substantial construction, which may bescrewed to the doorand follower without the attendant danger ofsplitting the wood at the places where the screws are located. To suchends this invention consists in the several novel fea- The invention isclearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is anedge view of fragments of two doors, a follower, and a fragment of thecabinet showing my improved hinge applied to the door and follower; Fig.2 is a perspective view of a fragment of the door with the hinge securedthereto; Fig. 3 is a plan of the hinge and fragments of the. door andfollower, and Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on line 44 of Fig. 1.

Referring to said drawing, which shows one embodiment of the invention,10, designates a fragment of an upright wall or partition of a cabinetor case; 11, a horizontal division wall secured thereto, and 12, asupporting strip secured to the upright wall and arranged to support thefollower 13, to which the door 14, is hinged. Said door,

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when closed, extends across the open front 2 of the cabinet and hangs ina vertical direction; preferably it comprises a rectangular wooden frame15, and a glass platelfi, secured therein. The strips which, comprisethe frame 15 usually consist of thin, narrow the leaf 17, being securedto the. door-by screws 19, and the leaf 18, secured to the follower byscrews 20. The door is rabbeted upon its rear upper side as at 21, 22,for the reception of 'the leaf 17, in order that the outer side may beflush with the door. The end portion 24 ofthe leaf 17, isbent atrightangles to its main portion25, and extends into therecess 22, or rabbetedend of the door, and its extreme end is bent at right angle to theportion 24, to form a lip 26 of a width approximately equal tothethickness of the leaf 18. The pivot'between the two leaves mayconveniently comprise a rivet which extends through holes in theendportions 24, 27, of the leaves. The extreme end of the leaf 18, is inthe form of a semi circle, and contacts with the side of the lip 26.Preferably the pivot is located near the lower edge of the leaf 17, soas to leave more of the lip above the pivot in order that the. lip maystrike against the upper edge of the leaf 18, whenever thedoor isswungup into position in alinement with the follower. leaf 18, is secured tothe edge of the follower 13, near its bottom and its end portion 27,projects beyond the forward edge 28, of the follower and over-laps theend portion 24, of the leaf 17 to which it is pivoted. In

cabinets of this kind there may be compartments, located one above theother, and in the drawing the division wall 11 represents the bottom ofthe compartment above the one which is closed by the door 14, and theupper compartment has a door 14", the lower edge of which may extend tothe bottom edge of the division wall 11. The upper edge of the door 14,practically meets the lower edge of the door 14*, and both edges The arein the form of arcs of a circle struck from the pivot point of the door1 1, as a center. The corner at the upper rear side of the door israbbeted as at 29, and the corner at the upper front end of the followeris rabbeted out as'at 30, to receive the projecting front edge 31 of thedoor when swung into alinement with the bottom as seen in dotted linesin Fig. 1. In accordance with the usual practice stops 32, 33, areprovided on the follower and stationary part of the cabinet to limit theforward movement of the follower and maintain the doors in verticalalinement with each other.

It is to be understood that a hinge is employed at both sides of thedoor as usual. In operation the door is suspended from the leaf 18, andwhen swun up into alinement with the follower, the lip 26 strikesagainst the upper edge of the leaf 18, thus limiting its upward swing.The door may be pushed into the cabinet between the divi sion wall 11and strip 12, thus leaving the front of the cabinet open for accessthereto. It is to be observed that because the main portion of the leaf17, lies along the rear side of the door, the screws may be screwed intothe side of the door instead of into its edge, and that the danger ofsplitting the wood is minimizedthereby.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A hinge comprising two hinge leaves, one leaf comprising a straightflat piece, and the other leaf comprising a straight fiat main portion,extending at right angles to the other leaf, one end portion thereofbeing bent at right angles to the main portion and parallel with theother leaf, the two leaves having a pivotal connection at said endportion and said end portion having a right angle bent at its extremeend, forming a lip adapted to strike against the other leaf to limitmovement of one leaf relative to the other leaf in one direction.

2. A hanger for horizontally disappearing doors, comprising astationary, horizontally extending hinge leaf, consisting of a metalstrip having screw holes in its main portion, and having an end portionformed with a semi-circular end and a rivet hole co-axial with saidcurved end; and a companion hinge leaf consisting of a metal striphaving a main portion, extending at right angles to the first mentionedleaf and provided with screw holes and an end portion bent parallel toand contiguous with said end portion of the first mentioned leaf andthere provided with a rivet hole registering with the rivet hole of thefirst mentioned leaf, the extreme end of said end portion of the secondnamed leaf being bent to over-lie the end portion of the first mentionedleaf and strike against the same when moved parallel therewith, and arivet extending through said rivet holes for pivotally connecting saidleaves.

MAURICE TAUSSIG.

Vitnesses JOHN PETERSON, ALBERT FISHELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G."

